Beaufort on the Fly

          fishing guide for fly fishing or spin casting on light tackle for redfish       
 Fly Fishing in the South Carolina Coast
Captain Allan Crowther
USCG Licensed Captain

Come and fish the saltwater estuaries and marshes of Beaufort County - the heart of South Carolina’s Low Country
 

-          Experience the suspense of stalking redfish on the flats

-          Feel your pulse accelerate as you anticipate a strike from a ‘spot-tail’ in hot pursuit

-          Watch your rod arc as a muscular red runs across the flat

-         Revel in the fulfillment of boating a glimmering bronze-backed trophy

 

 

Capt Allan is our Winner February 2010 Fly of the Month! (more)

 

 

Capt Allan Capt. Allan started fishing fifty years ago and, despite a few distractions, like his degree in oceanography and a career in investment management, has never stopped.   Spin casting for pike and bass in Canadian waters were the highlight of his childhood and adolescent summers.  His captivation with fly fishing was initiated with the purchase of a fly rod outfit at a discount store, which quickly led to many close encounters with bushes, tree limbs, and an occasional bluegill or smallmouth.  Winter steelhead fishing made Caribbean bone fishing getaways a true delight.  Stalking redfish on the tidal flats of Beaufort’s estuaries hooked him on fly fishing the Low Country.  While summers send him to Canada as a fishing guide for Backcountry Angling Adventures and to the Rockies to visit a few finny friends, the rest of the year you’ll find him serving as fishing guide for Beaufort On The Fly or fly fishing on Beaufort County waters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

















 
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Sight-fishing for redfish on the tidal flats takes fly fishing and spin casting to another level:  to succeed the fisherman must acquire the skills of a hunter.   Success can bring an adrenaline rush! 

Upon entering a flat near low tide, fishing guide and fisherman search for sign of our quarry.  With the fish in shallow water, their movements create surface wakes or 'pushes'.  The movements of a school will create a large push or ‘troubled water’ if they are milling about.  Muddy water created as the fish root in the bottom for crustaceans and worms is a good sign.  Puffs of mud near the boat are a bad sign –the  fish have spooked because we got too close.

Once activity has been sighted, the preferred approach is with the current – easier poling for the fishing guide – and downwind – much easier casting for the fisherman.  Whether fly fishing or spin casting, the lure or fly cannot just be thrown at the fish – a line across the back of a spot-tail will send him flying.  If fish are stationary, cast to the edges and a little beyond in order to bring the retrieve near the fish without lining him.  Cast in front of the path of moving fish and try to have the lure or fly cross within their view.  When the fish strikes, set the hook and hang on!  
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The Low Country
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September 15 to May 15
Beaufort On The Fly LLC
35 S. Boone Road
St. Helena Island, SC 
USA       29920 
Phone: 843-838-7572
beaufortonthefly.com
 
May 15 to September 15
Backcountry Angling Adventures  LLC
773 Duck Lake Road
Box 123
Port Loring, Ontario
Canada       P0H1Y0
Phone: 705-757-2091